Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, June 23, 2009—The Web Offset Association (WOA), a special interest group of Printing Industries of America, announced the winners of its 2009 WOA Annual Print Awards Competition. From around the world, top companies competed to see if they could achieve “best of the best” in the web offset print arena.

June 16, 2009, Pittsburgh, PA—The Binding Industries Association (BIA), the world’s largest association for trade binderies, graphic finishers, custom loose-leaf manufacturers, and suppliers to those industries, announced the winners of the 2009 Feingold Awards.

Sewickley, Pa., June 8, 2009—Printing Industries of America announced that IPA, the Association of Graphic Solutions Providers, and the Direct Marketing Association (DMA) will join it as association partners for the 2009 Converge Conference—a program focused on the next generation of print and communication services. The event will be held November 7–10, 2009, at the Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek in Orlando, Florida.

Printing Industries of America member and president of Inland Press in Detroit, Michigan - Brad Thompson - testified today before the House Committee on Small Business regarding health care reform and the need to consider common-ground solutions from a small-business perspective.

Pittsburgh, PA, June 3, 2009—Printing Industries of America Vice President of Digital Technologies, Julie Shaffer, today announces the first annual web2awards competition, the industry's first and only contest established for printing industry websites worldwide. The deadline for entries in this premier year is July 31, 2009. Awards will be presented at the 2009 Converge Conference, November 8-10, 2009, in Orlando, Florida.

Pittsburgh, PA, June 1, 2009 -- Printing Industries of America proudly announces the launch of its new, revitalized website, www.printing.org. The new website is designed to forge better communications within the graphic communications industry, its suppliers, partners, customers, and lawmakers; and to better reflect the activities within the organization.

Pittsburgh, PA, May 8, 2009 -- Printing Industries of America and its Ben Franklin Society are seeking to honor an outstanding woman in the graphic communications industry. Nominations for the Naomi Berber Memorial Award are due July 3, 2009.

Las Vegas, May 6, 2009 -- Following is a special report from Day 2 of the Offset and Beyond Conference, Printing Industries of America's Executive Team is reporting from Caesars Palace, where the Conference continues today.

Las Vegas, May 5, 2009 -- Attendees at the 2009 Offset and Beyond Conference, which kicked-off yesterday and takes place through Wednesday, May 6, are taking advantage of the advice and experience of some of the world's top business and print leaders.

In addition to Printing Industries of America's stable of experts, key presenters at this year's event being held at Caesars Palace include Howard Putnam, the former CEO of Southwest Airlines. Putnam spoke about leadership in turbulent times. Additional speakers included Susan Kelly, chief executive and president of K/P Corporation, Michael Makin, CEO of Printing Industries of America, and Gerd Finkbeiner, chairman of the executive board of manroland AG.

Pittsburgh, PA, April 23, 2009—Printing Industries of America’s Center for Technology and Research announces the development of two new large format offset press-test forms, which are critical for package printers. The new 35x50-in. test form is run on press sheets with width sizes ranging from 51-in to 56-in., while the new 42x 62-in. test form is for press sheets with width sizes ranging from 63-in. to 65-in.

Pittsburgh, PA, April 21, 2009 -- Today's print market is as competitive as ever, and printers must continually strive to improve performance in order to maintain success. However, to improve performance, it's important to first measure the effectiveness of current operations. To that end, Printing Industries Press is proud to offer the newest edition of Managing by the Numbers, which provides benchmarks and key performance indicators derived from the latest Printing Industries of America programs such as the Ratios, Productivity Benchmarks, compensation and benefits surveys, and the sheetfed benchmarking program.

Pittsburgh - April 13, 2009 - The world's largest printing industry association, Printing Industries of America, today debuts Printing Industries of America: The Magazine, with format and content determined by hundreds of Printing Industries of America's members responding to a survey. The Magazine's publisher is Mary Garnett, Executive Vice President at Printing Industries; and Managing Editor is Dee Gentile, whose senior editorial positions at the organization have included Managing Editor of GATFWorld and Management Portfolio.

PITTSBURGH, PA -- April 3, 2009 -- Web Offset Association will present Michael Keene, president and chief executive officer of John Roberts, with the Harry V. Quadracci VISION Award. The Award recognizes a web offset printing industry executive who has reached an unsurpassed level of excellence and achievement in the industry. The VISION Award is dedicated to the spirit of those industry pioneers whose hard work and determination have created a vibrant, growing, and changing industry.

Pittsburgh, PA -- April 2, 2009 -- Web Offset Association and Flint Group are pleased to announce the recipient of the H. Howard Flint II Pressroom Manager of the Year Award. The recipient is Steve Buechel of The Segerdahl Group. Buechel has been a dedicated employee of The Segerdahl Group for 30 years where he began his career as a packer and has worked his way up to his current role of pressroom manager. He is one of the best and most creative pressroom managers and press operators in the industry.

Washington, DC, April 2, 2009--Printing Industries ofAmerica has released a letter to Capitol Hill urging enactment of key tax relief which was significantly scaled back in the final $787 billion stimulus measure.

Pittsburgh, PA, March 31, 2009 -- Printing Industries of America's Binding Industries Association (BIA) is pleased to announce that Bill Eckhart of Eckhart & Co., Inc., former chairman of the BIA, is the 2009 inductee into the BIA Hall of Fame.

Pittsburgh, PA, March 25, 2009--The Technical Association of the Graphic Arts (TAGA), held its 61st Annual Technical Conference at the beautiful and historic Hotel Monteleone, located on the world famous Royal Street in New Orleans, Louisiana, on March 15-18, 2009. The event recognized academic excellence, offered attendees top-notch keynote and general sessions on the latest technological advances within the industry, highlighted emerging technologies, paid homage to industry veterans, and announced its new board members.

Pittsburgh, PA, March 24, 2009—Printing Industries of America is seeking to honor an academic educator and an industry trainer from the graphic communications field. Nominations for the Education Awards of Excellence are due May 15, 2009.

Pittsburgh, Pa., March 23, 2009 -- Simutek AB's GKS, version 3.50, was approved by the International Cooperation for the Integration of the Processes in Prepress, Press and Postpress (CIP4) as being JDF-certified on March 9, 2009 after going through rigorous testing by Printing Industries of America, CIP4's official certification body.

Sewickley, PA, March 17, 2009—The Binding Industries Association (BIA), the world’s largest association for trade binderies, loose-leaf manufacturers, and suppliers to those industries, is pleased to announce that entries for the Feingold Award will continue to be accepted until March 27.

Washington, DC, March 17, 2009-The following is a statement from Printing Industries of America in response to the Obama administration's announcement of initiatives to assist small business economic recovery.

ROCHESTER, N.Y., and PITTSBURGH, PA, Mar. 12—Dan Gelbart, often credited as the father of modern computer-to-plate (CTP) technology for the printing industry, has been named the recipient of the 2008 Printing Industries of America Robert F. Reed Technology Medal. Gelbart will receive the award at a luncheon during the 2009 Technical Association for the Graphic Arts (TAGA) Annual Technical Conference in New Orleans on March 16.

Pittsburgh, Pa., March 11, 2009—Michael Makin, President and CEO of Printing Industries of America, welcomed attendees to Printing Industries’ Presidents Conference and Binding Industries Association Conference in Orlando, Florida on March 1–5, 2009. This year’s programming included sessions and roundtables focused on how to succeed in today’s dynamic industry.

Pittsburgh, PA, March 11, 2009—Printing Industries Press is pleased to announce the release of Volume 3 of the series by Gary G. Field. The essays in this series prompt readers to break away from routine thinking when it comes to stubborn production problems that have plagued color reproduction for decades and to see problems—and solutions—from entirely new perspectives.

Washington, D.C., March 10, 2009—The following is a statement from Printing Industries of America in response to today’s introduction of the Employee Free Choice Act in the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives. The legislation would effectively strip workers’ rights to a federally-overseen, secret ballot election to determine union representation and also allows private contract terms to be set by government arbitrators.

Pittsburgh, Pa., March 5, 2009 -- Printing Industries of America is proud to announce that the 2009 Converge Conference, dedicated to the "Next Generation of Print and Communication Service Providers," will be held November 8-10, 2009, at the Hilton Bonnet Creek Resort in Orlando, Florida.

Sewickley, PA, March 3, 2009—The printing industry is facing a period of never-before-seen changes in technology. Printing Industries of America’s 2009 Forecast: Technology, Trends, Tactics addresses these changes and innovations with facts and opinions from trusted experts in the field. This edition—the largest ever at 160 pages—contains exclusive content on industry trends, economic outlooks, and many valuable tidbits of information to assist printers with business growth in 2009 and beyond.

Pittsburgh, Pa., February 18, 2009 -- Printing Industries of America today announces that is has posted the full version of its recent Digital Printing Council research study, "Digital Printing and Survivability in the U.S. Postal System", at http://www.printing.org/postalsystemstudy.